Re: Respin FC5 install with updated kernel

[Sam Varshavchik <mrsam courier-mta com>]

David Timms writes:

> Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> > Can someone point me to a guide for respinning the installation FC5 DVD 
> > with an updated kernel?
> Unofficial: http://fedora.kanarip.com/fedoraunity/i386/20060621/
>
> > It looks like 2.6.17 is the first kernel I can 
> > boot on my x86_64 hardware since 2.6.13, which prevented me from 
> > upgrading from FC4 to FC5.
>
> Would you be willing to give FC6test1 a try ? Maybe get the 
> discboot.iso, and if that can succesfully boot decide if you would like 
> to test FC6 at this early stage ?

Maybe on one of my other machines, but this one I don't want to mess with, 
and it's the only x86_64 box I have.

> > I need not only to have the updated kernel installed, but also boot 
> > Anaconda with an updated kernel image.
> >
> > Also, it looks like FC5 has a unified UP and SMP kernel -- correct?
> No. It has better detection of which is required, and the smp is more 
> stable, so there is less chance that it wont work.

I mean -- I do not see kernel-smp packages in FC5's updates, I presume FC5 
uses the same kernel for both up and smp.

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